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'''Peter Paul Pillai''' was an Indian schoolmaster, landlord, politician and social reformer who represented [[Tirunelveli]] at the first session of the [[Indian National Congress]].

==Personal life==
Peter Paul Pillai was a [[Roman Catholic]] schoolmaster and landowner.<ref name="congressp595">{{cite book|title=The Encyclopaedia of Indian National Congress, Volume 1|pages=595|author=A. Moin Zaidi|publisher=S. Chand|year=1976}}</ref><ref name="indianhistoryjournalp519">{{cite book|title=Journal of Indian history, Volume 50 |pages=519|publisher=Department of modern Indian History|year=1972}}</ref> Peter Paul Pillai participated in the first session of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="congressp595" /><ref name="indianhistoryjournalp519" /><ref name="congressmen_list">{{cite book | title=Congress and Congressmen in the Pre-Gandhian Era 1885-1917 | last=Majumdar| first=Bimanbehari | pages=358| year=1967}}</ref>

==Later life==
Pillai qualified as a [[Barrister|barrister-at-law]] in 1902.<ref name="congressmen_list" /> He led the 1885 inquiry into the condition of India and the 1891 forest law.<ref name="congressmen_list" />

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu]]
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[[Category:Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian social reformers]]
[[Category:People from Tirunelveli district]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian lawyers]]
[[Category:Indian landlords]]

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